Somebody's Got A Case Of The Mondays

I saw the Hulk on Friday, and man, it was a pretty forgettable experience. It's not like I was even expecting an awesome movie, but about halfway through, I really wanted to just leave. Maybe I just don't understand the comic enough to appreciate the movie. Still, I think I would've been much better off watching 2 Fast 2 Furious.

Got my car tinted early Saturday morning. Did "light" in the front, "medium" in the back and rear (50%/38% for people who like percentages better), and I'm pretty happy with the results. Dark enough to block some sunlight and make the car a little cooler, but not so dark that I look like a crack dealer. So hopefully it won't attract cops.

Watched Austin Powers 3 at night, and realized that it loses a lot the second time around. Even though Britney is in it, the movie overall doesn't have nearly the staying power of the first two. Still entertaining, and I thought it was good seeing it at the theater last year, but not something I would watch over and over.

Watched the Sox game after church on Sunday. After beating the Cubs in the first 2 games of the series, I found myself starting to be interested in watching them again. This interest was quickly lost when we blew the game late in familiar fashion. Bartolo Colon shuts down the Cubs for 7 innings, giving up zero runs. Jerry Womanuel pulls him, puts in Dumbasso Marte with a 1-0 lead, who manages to retire 1 out of 5 batters faced and leaves with the Sox trailing 2-1. Of course, a 1 run deficit is too much for the Sox to come back from, so it's pretty much over after that. Seriously, GET RID OF JERRY MANUEL NOW. Not saying it's entirely his fault the Sox are underachieving, but it's obvious the guy has no sense of how to handle his pitchers, and that's one of the most important duties of the manager. Your supposed ace pitcher goes 7 without giving up a run. He's known for getting stronger as the game goes on, and he's under 100 pitches. Leave him in, that's what you are paying him the big bucks for!! On the other hand, Cubs leave in Zambrano, their 4th or 5th starter, for 8 innings, and come away with the win. I really want to root for the Sox but it's hard when it seems like they don't want to win.

To relieve stress from watching the game, I decided to wash my car. Washing my car takes a while, and it makes me tired, but I always love doing it. Clears my head and gets me in touch with all the little nicks and scratches of the car. Not that I like scratches and dents, but I take the imperfections as they come, and I don't sweat it too much because it adds some personality and history to my car. It's like life, it wouldn't be interesting if everything worked out perfectly all the time. It would be boring, and maybe even unhealthy, if you always had a perfect clear coat finish, even after years of driving. As long as the "rock chips" or "swirl marks" aren't too big, I guess it's part of experience that you should just accept and learn to appreciate. Anyways, the best part of car washing is at the end, my baby looks pretty. And it always seems to drive smoother when it's pretty.

Now it's back to work.